By Angela Green Catering News is sponsored by Two Services BM HQ has been accredited by Planet Mark for its carbon reduction efforts for the fourth year in a row. Certified by Planet Mark and based on the emissions at its headquarters as well as support team travel and paper usage, BM achieved a 47.5% carbon reduction based on turnover. The business achieved an 8.1% … [Read more...]
Why hospitality businesses need to consider biodiversity – and how every venue can have an impact
By Katherine Price Why should hospitality care about biodiversity? Because of the sector’s reliance and influence on food. Global demand to produce more food quickly and cheaply is the primary driver of biodiversity loss, according to a 2021 Chatham House report, which warned the current system was threatening our ability to sustain human populations. Plants cannot … [Read more...]
Foraging for a restaurant sustainably
By Katherine Price: Foraging for a restaurant sustainably. Foraging has exploded in recent years, especially in the restaurant world, with chefs across the country tuning into nature and becoming more aware of how they can use ingredients gathered from their surroundings on their menus. However, the volume requirements of a restaurant will be much higher than someone … [Read more...]
Meet Michelin’s new green star restaurants
By Katherine Price: Meet Michelin’s new green star restaurants Last month, Michelin Great Britain & Ireland announced four new winners of a green star: Apricity in London’s Mayfair; Crocadon in St Mellion and Culture in Falmouth, both Cornwall; and Osip in Bruton, Somerset. Introduced to the region in 2021, consistent with its other accreditations Michelin is unclear … [Read more...]
Government rejects report and continues export of British plastic waste to one home
By Denis Sheehan MIH: Government rejects report and continues export of British plastic waste to one home. A review of the UK’s net zero plans, carried out by Conservative MP Chris Skidmore, recommended government move to end the export of UK plastic waste by 2027. The report called on the government to ‘drive domestic demand for high-quality recycled materials’ and to … [Read more...]
New ‘Sea-EO’ takes the helm at City to Sea
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: New ‘Sea-EO’ takes the helm at City to Sea. The award-winning environmental not-for-profit, City to Sea, has today announced and welcomed their new “Sea-EO”, Harriet Bosnell. City to Sea campaign to stop plastic pollution at source and are best known for its campaigns including Refill, Plastic Free Periods, and most … [Read more...]
Compass announce FoodCycle as charity partner
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Compass announce FoodCycle as charity partner. Catering News is sponsored by Two Services Compass Group UK & Ireland has announced a partnership with the charity FoodCycle. The partnership not only sees Compass provide a grant through the newly launched Compass Group Foundation, but will also see its teams fundraise … [Read more...]
Call for a greenwashing ‘AmnesTea’ for big tea bag brands
By Denis Sheehan MIH, Publisher, H&C News: Call for a greenwashing ‘AmnesTea’ for big tea bag brands. Environmental campaigners, City to Sea, have called on the big tea bag brands to take part in a greenwashing ‘AmnesTea’ and to stop using confusing terms like ‘compostable’ and ‘biodegradable’ unless their products meet the highest standards. Currently, some tea bags … [Read more...]
Cut food costs by cutting food waste
By Katherine Price, Sustainability Editor, H&C News: Cut food costs by cutting food waste. We all know the staggering statistics around food waste, and when the price of everything is skyrocketing, can we really afford to be throwing away perfectly edible produce? So many fantastic initiatives sprang up during the pandemic to ensure food was not wasted when … [Read more...]
‘It needs to be back on the agenda’: has hospitality’s plastic wave rolled back post-pandemic?
By Katherine Price, Sustainability Editor, H&C News: ‘It needs to be back on the agenda’: has hospitality’s plastic wave rolled back post-pandemic? Despite successful campaigns and increasing customer awareness in recent years of the need to combat the rising tide of unnecessary single-use plastic and packaging, the Covid-19 pandemic was inevitably going … [Read more...]
Waste in hospitality is not inevitable and it can be managed
Waste in hospitality is not inevitable and it can be managed ‘Cutting Carbon in the Commercial Kitchen’ is a guide to help hospitality businesses meaningfully reduce carbon emissions. The report has been created by Meiko UK working with foodservice intelligence specialist FOOTPRINT. “Waste is not inevitable and it can be managed,” says Paul Anderson, Managing … [Read more...]
Dorset charity champions education on the food cycle from seed to plate
By Denis Sheehan, Publisher, H&C News: Dorset charity champions education on the food cycle from seed to plate. Community members including local councillors, charity staff and trustees, funders, volunteers, and gardening enthusiasts gathered outside The CRUMBS Project training centre on a bright summers day to celebrate the achievements of all those involved in … [Read more...]
4 million surplus meals on the way to people not waste
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: 4 million meals on the way to people in need. KFC and FareShare have teamed up to launch a new food redistribution partnership to help deliver surplus food from KFC restaurants to people most in need and to prevent it from going to waste. With the current cost of living crisis and more than 10% of the UK’s population … [Read more...]
School meals and Parliament meals, a universe of difference despite 7p rise for infants
By Denis Sheehan, Publisher, H&C News: School meals and Parliament meals, a universe of difference despite 7p rise for infants. Nadhim Zahawi this week announced government is to increase funding for universal infant free school meals by 7p a pupil. This sees the free school meals allowance for all pupils in reception, year 1 and 2 go up from £2.34 to £2.41 a … [Read more...]
World’s top 5 plastic polluters called out on World Refill Day
By Denis Sheehan, Publisher, H&C News: World’s top 5 plastic polluters called out on World Refill Day. More than 400 organisations across the world, including Greenpeace, The Women’s Institute and The Muslim Council of Britain have joined forces on World Refill Day to demand that the five companies named as the biggest plastic polluters commit to tackling … [Read more...]